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It's an experience many around town of Polish descent can relate to — singing "Sto Lat" for the birthday of a polish mom or grandmother.
Well, Detroit-born rocker Jack White turned it to 11. During a show in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday White sung "Sto Lat" along with thousands of adoring fans to his 88 year old mother who was at the show.
For the uninitiated, "Sto Lat" is …

The popular Peacock Room will be opening a new pop-up shop in the Detroit Opera House. The pop-up will go through the current season of the Michigan Opera Theatre.
The store is known for vintage style women’s clothing, accessories, stationary and gifts. The Peacock Room has two locations in Detroit in Fisher Building and Park Shelton.
Owner Rachel Lutz will stock the …

The old DTE power plant at Conners Creek - once known as the “Two Brothers” or the “Seven Sisters” - is about to be the site of an art installation.
Steve and Dorota Coy, known as the Hygienic Dress League, are presenting an exhibition called “Value Proposition” on October 18 through 20, from 6: to 10:00 p.m. each night.
The space around the decommissioned plant will come …

A locally produced sitcom is holding a viewing party for its pilot episode next month, and you’re invited.
“Vampartier” follows a a happy, nerdy, middle-aged workaholic with no kids and no social life. It all changes when he is visited by an ancient vampire who insists he’s the "perfect candidate" to transform into a blood-sucking creature of the night.
The BaronLeMew …

From The Archives

People used to say (in the good old days of Detroit 1.0) that the city was a food desert – you couldn’t buy groceries easily or residents didn’t have access to “chain” grocers. You also could say the same of the city’s urgent-care options. Yes, there are great hospitals with emergency rooms, terrific staff and …